Boiling Crab Sauce

A signature sauce at the Boiling Crab Restaurants, this EASY copycat Boiling Crab Sauce recipe is perfect for any seafood you want to add it!

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Course: Sauce

Cuisine: American

Keyword: boiling crab sauce

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: cups

Calories: 1859kcal

Ingredients

Boiling Crab Sauce:

1 cup unsalted butter*
1/2 cup garlic minced**
1 tablespoons Old Bay seafood seasoning
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon hot sauce such as Texas Pete or Crystal
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 fresh lemons juiced and zested

Shrimp & Sausage:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound smoked sausage such as kielbasa or andouille
1 pound large shrimp shell and tail on
fresh lemon wedges
cooked corn on the cob

Instructions

Combine all of these ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a low simmer for 5 minutes.
Reduce heat and allow to sit for flavors to marry.
Toss with the shrimp and sausage, your favorite seafood or serve as a dipping sauce.
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For Shrimp & Sausage:
Cut sausage into 1-inch dics. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown the sausage on all sides. Remove to a large mixing bowl.
In the same skillet, add the shrimp, tossing until pink and curled. Transfer to the large bowl.
Pour the prepared sauce over the shrimp and sausage, tossing to coat. Pour into a serving platter. Serve with fresh lemon wedges and corn on the cob.

Notes

*If you want a stable sauce that won't solidify as easy, use margarine instead of butter.
**This is one of the very few recipes that I actually recommend grabbing a bottle of pre minced garlic. It not only saves time, but actually gives a good sweet garlic flavor instead of just GARLIC.

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